Advanced Applications of Heavy Vehicle EDR Data

This class will provide the student with the skills, knowledge, and abilities to interpret, analyze and apply HVEDR data in real-world applications. This course has been designed to build on the concepts presented in the SAE course Accessing and Interpreting Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders (ID# C1022). Advanced topics will include associating HVEDR data with collision events through timestamps, odometer logs, and data signatures, validating HVEDR speed data using specified vehicle parameters, performing time and distance analyses using HVEDR data, and correlating HVEDR data to physical evidence from the vehicle and roadway. These higher-level techniques and applications are intended to increase student understanding of applying HVEDR data to a crash reconstruction analysis.

This course has been approved by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) for 13 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Upon completion of this course, accredited reconstructionists should mail a copy of their course certificate of achievement and the $5 participant CEU fee to ACTAR, PO Box 1493, North Platte, NE 69103

Please note, participants are required to bring a laptop to this course to utilize the electronic handout materials. A hardcopy will not be provided at the class.

What Will You Learn

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Associate HVEDR information to real world crashes based on vehicle configurations, parameters, and incident specific data using timestamps, odometers, logs, and physical evidence
  • Evaluate and compare multiple data sets from different vehicle systems (original equipment and manufacturers (OEM) and others)
  • Establish area of impact and vehicle approach considerations based on HVEDR data and scene measurements from real world examples
  • Calculate speed, time and distance based on HVEDR data in combination with the available physical evidence
  • Employ advanced analytical techniques for HVEDR information based on peer reviewed research and SAE technical publications
  • Document and present HVEDR investigative findings for use in criminal or civil proceedings

Is This Course For You

Engineers and accident reconstructionists who document and analyze crashes involving heavy trucks, tractor-trailers, buses, etc. who need to successfully apply both standard accident reconstruction methodologies and specialized techniques to truck crash analysis will find this course valuable.

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